First-class award flights from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) to Washington National (DCA)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw first-class award space on 2 programs for SJO→DCA. Lowest: 57,000 miles + $73.01 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed first-class award space on 11 dates. No nonstop first-class award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 57,000 miles + $73.01
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 2 of 4
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 11 of 52
- dates checked · American Airlines AAdvantage
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for first class
The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on SJO→DCA, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 57,000 pts + $73.01 | 2 stops | Alaska Airlines (AS) | — | 11 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 96,700 pts + $73.01 | 2 stops | Avianca (AV), COPA Airlines (CM), United Airlines (UA) | 7 | 8 | See dates |
Not seen in first class: Air Canada Aeroplan and Avianca LifeMiles.
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed first-class award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 107,000 pts + $73.37 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 107,000 pts + $73.37 | — | 1 stop | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often first-class award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had first-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 11 of 52 | 21% | |
| United MileagePlus | 8 of 25 | 32% |
Best months for first class from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) to Washington National (DCA)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 107,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 96,700 pts + taxes vary | United MileagePlus | 1 | |
| 90,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 90,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 2 | |
| 57,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 57,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 | |
| 57,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 1 |
Lowest first class award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way first-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.
| Program | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 107,000 | 107,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 57,000 | 57,000 | 57,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | — | 96,700 | 152,600 | — | 152,600 | — | — |
Airlines seen in first class
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Avianca (AV): United MileagePlus
- COPA Airlines (CM): United MileagePlus
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus
First class on nearby routes
The lowest first-class award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) and to Washington National (DCA). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington National (DCA) to San José (SJO)Return direction | 43,800 miles | United MileagePlus | 22 |
| San José (SJO) to Washington Dulles (IAD)Another Washington airport | 57,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 24 |
| San José (SJO) to Baltimore (BWI)Another Washington airport | 45,600 miles | United MileagePlus | 19 |
| San José (SJO) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from SJO | 30,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 316 |
| San José (SJO) to Atlanta (ATL)Also from SJO | 57,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 11 |
| San José (SJO) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from SJO | 320,000 miles | Delta SkyMiles | 311 |
| Nashville (BNA) to Washington National (DCA)Also to DCA | 9,000 pointsNonstop | Alaska Atmos Rewards | 299 |
| Las Vegas (LAS) to Washington National (DCA)Also to DCA | 25,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 330 |
Points that transfer to these programs
| Program | Amex | Bilt | Capital One | Chase | Citi | Wells Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | — | — | — | — | 1:1 · Instant | — |
| United MileagePlus | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | 1:1 · Instant | — | — |
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Questions about first-class award flights from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) to Washington National (DCA)
What's the lowest first-class award from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) to Washington National (DCA)?
57,000 miles + $73.01 with American Airlines AAdvantage. American Airlines AAdvantage showed first-class award space on 11 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 11, 2026, 14:50 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had first-class award space from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) to Washington National (DCA)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (11 dates) and United MileagePlus (8 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop first-class award space from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) to Washington National (DCA)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop first-class award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest first-class award prices from San José, Costa Rica (SJO) to Washington National (DCA)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest first-class award AwardTool observed was for Mar 2027 departures: 57,000 miles with AAdvantage (3 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.